abstract：:To date, experimental and epidemiological evidence of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) adversely affecting human and animal populations has been widely debated. Notably, human health risk assessment is required for risk mitigation. The lack of human health risk assessment and management may thus unreliably regula...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wee SY,Aris AZ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The interaction of cadmium with genes involved in oxidative stress, cadmium metabolism and transport pathways on albuminuria can provide biological insight on the relationship between cadmium and albuminuria at low exposure levels. OBJECTIVES:We tested the hypothesis that specific genotypes in candidate gen...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Grau-Perez M,Pichler G,Galan-Chilet I,Briongos-Figuero LS,Rentero-Garrido P,Lopez-Izquierdo R,Navas-Acien A,Weaver V,García-Barrera T,Gomez-Ariza JL,Martín-Escudero JC,Chaves FJ,Redon J,Tellez-Plaza M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of short-term air pollution filtration with cardiovascular health has been documented. However, the effect of long-term indoor air conditioner filtration on the association between air pollution and cardiovascular health is still unclear. We recruited 200 homemakers from Taipei and randomly assigned 10...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Chuang HC,Ho KF,Lin LY,Chang TY,Hong GB,Ma CM,Liu IJ,Chuang KJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both bisphenol A (BPA) and obesity affect male reproductive system. However, whether there is an interaction between them remains poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the interaction between BPA exposure and obesity on semen quality and elucidate the mechanism in humans and animals. We first...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Hu W,Dong T,Wang L,Guan Q,Song L,Chen D,Zhou Z,Chen M,Xia Y,Wang X

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) are monitored in the U.S. population using data collected with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Until recently, participants' serum samples have been analyzed individually, and summary statistics defining reference ranges by age, gender, and race/ethnicity hav...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Bichteler A,Wikoff DS,Loko F,Harris MA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many environmental and public health domains, heuristic methods of risk and decision analysis must be relied upon, either because problem structures are ambiguous, reliable data is lacking, or decisions are urgent. This introduces an additional source of uncertainty beyond model and measurement error - uncertainty ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： MacGillivray BH

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kuala Lumpur has been undergoing rapid urbanisation process, mainly in infrastructure development. The opening of new township and residential in former tin mining areas, particularly in the heavy mineral- or tin-bearing alluvial soil in Kuala Lumpur, is a contentious subject in land-use regulation. Construction pract...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Sanusi MSM,Ramli AT,Hassan WMSW,Lee MH,Izham A,Said MN,Wagiran H,Heryanshah A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational medical surveillance is highly desirable in manufacturing facilities where exposure to chemicals is significant. The insecticide fipronil is generally considered safe for humans but with increasing use, exposure to fipronil is of concern. Identification of urinary metabolites of fipronil may allow develop...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Vasylieva N,Barnych B,Wan D,El-Sheikh EA,Nguyen HM,Wulff H,McMahen R,Strynar M,Gee SJ,Hammock BD

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cumulative environmental impacts driven by anthropogenic stressors lead to disproportionate effects on indigenous communities that are reliant on land and water resources. Understanding and counteracting these effects requires knowledge from multiple sources. Yet the combined use of Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Scie...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Mantyka-Pringle CS,Jardine TD,Bradford L,Bharadwaj L,Kythreotis AP,Fresque-Baxter J,Kelly E,Somers G,Doig LE,Jones PD,Lindenschmidt KE,Slave River and Delta Partnership.

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although various pesticides were used globally, the pesticides profiles in human blood serum remain largely unknown. We determined pesticide exposure profiles using solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography tandem with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry in 200 human blood serum samples from the adult population i...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Chang C,Chen M,Gao J,Luo J,Wu K,Dong T,Zhou K,He X,Hu W,Wu W,Lu C,Hang B,Meeker JD,Wang X,Xia Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domoic acid (DA) is a neurotoxin that is naturally produced by phytoplankton and accumulates in seafood during harmful algal blooms. As the prevalence of DA increases in the marine environment, there is a critical need to identify seafood consumers at risk of DA poisoning. DA exposure was estimated in recreational raz...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Ferriss BE,Marcinek DJ,Ayres D,Borchert J,Lefebvre KA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction of preterm births (<37 completed weeks of gestation) would substantially reduce neonatal and infant mortality, and deleterious health effects in survivors. Maternal fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure has been identified as a possible risk factor contributing to preterm birth. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Malley CS,Kuylenstierna JC,Vallack HW,Henze DK,Blencowe H,Ashmore MR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global profiling of xenobiotics in human matrices in an untargeted mode is gaining attention for studying the environmental chemical space of the human exposome. Defined as the study of a comprehensive inclusion of environmental influences and associated biological responses, human exposome science is currently evolvi...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Andra SS,Austin C,Patel D,Dolios G,Awawda M,Arora M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a rising public health issue in the Asia-Pacific region. Numerous studies have tried to quantify the relationship between meteorological variables and HFMD but with inconsistent results, in particular for temperature. We aimed to characterize the relationship between te...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Xiao X,Gasparrini A,Huang J,Liao Q,Liu F,Yin F,Yu H,Li X

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) is a13-nation study of long-term health effects of air pollution based on subjects pooled from up to 22 cohorts that were intended for other purposes. Twenty-five papers have been published on associations of various health endpoints with long-term expos...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Lipfert FW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of low-cost, user-friendly and very compact air pollution platforms enable observations at high spatial resolution in near-real-time and provide new opportunities to simultaneously enhance existing monitoring systems, as well as engage citizens in active environmental monitoring. This provides a whole ne...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Castell N,Dauge FR,Schneider P,Vogt M,Lerner U,Fishbain B,Broday D,Bartonova A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are carcinogenic, neurotoxic environmental pollutants generated during incomplete combustion of fossil fuel and other organic material. PAH exposure has been associated with adverse fetal development and epigenetic alterations in cord blood. Several molecular epidemiolo...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Lee J,Kalia V,Perera F,Herbstman J,Li T,Nie J,Qu LR,Yu J,Tang D

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health effects of air pollution, especially particulate matter (PM), have been widely investigated. However, most of the studies rely on few monitors located in urban areas for short-term assessments, or land use/dispersion modelling for long-term evaluations, again mostly in cities. Recently, the availability of fine...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Stafoggia M,Schwartz J,Badaloni C,Bellander T,Alessandrini E,Cattani G,De' Donato F,Gaeta A,Leone G,Lyapustin A,Sorek-Hamer M,de Hoogh K,Di Q,Forastiere F,Kloog I

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Changes in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can serve as a marker of cumulative oxidative stress (OS) due to the mitochondria's unique genome and relative lack of repair systems. In utero particulate matter ≤2.5μm (PM2.5) exposure can enhance oxidative stress. Our objective was to identify sensitive windows to pr...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Rosa MJ,Just AC,Guerra MS,Kloog I,Hsu HL,Brennan KJ,García AM,Coull B,Wright RJ,Téllez Rojo MM,Baccarelli AA,Wright RO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobile phone use has been increasing rapidly in the past decades and, in parallel, so has the annual incidence of certain types of brain cancers. However, it remains unclear whether this correlation is coincidental or whether use of mobile phones may cause the development, promotion or progression of specifi...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： de Vocht F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few population studies have measured urinary levels of pesticides in individuals with vegan, vegetarian, or organic diets. The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether a vegan/vegetarian diet was associated with increased exposure to organophosphate and carbamate pesticides, and to evaluate the impact of orga...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Berman T,Göen T,Novack L,Beacher L,Grinshpan L,Segev D,Tordjman K

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insect repellent diethyltoluamide (DEET) is among the most frequently detected organic chemical contaminants in water across a wide range of geographies from around the world. These observations are raising critical questions and increasing concerns regarding potential environmental relevance, particularly when th...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Merel S,Snyder SA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A human biomonitoring (HBM) survey in four areas affected by natural or anthropogenic arsenic pollution was conducted in Italy within the framework of the SEpiAs project. A questionnaire, including the exploration of risk perception (RP) regarding environmental hazards and access to and trust in information, was admin...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Coi A,Minichilli F,Bustaffa E,Carone S,Santoro M,Bianchi F,Cori L

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cities are complex adaptive systems whose responses to policy initiatives emerge from feedback interactions between their parts. Urban policy makers must routinely deal with both detail and dynamic complexity, coupled with high levels of diversity, uncertainty and contingency. In such circumstances, it is difficult to...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Newell B,Siri J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human health burdens associated with long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) are substantial. The metrics currently recommended by the World Health Organization for quantification of long-term health-relevant PM are the annual average PM10 and PM2.5 mass concentrations, with no low concentration threshold. Howev...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Malley CS,Heal MR,Braban CF,Kentisbeer J,Leeson SR,Malcolm H,Lingard JJ,Ritchie S,Maggs R,Beccaceci S,Quincey P,Brown RJ,Twigg MM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) may disrupt reproductive function in animals and humans. Although PFASs can cross the human placental barrier, few studies evaluated the effects of prenatal PFAS exposure on the fetus' reproductive hormones. OBJECTIVE:To explore the associations of prenatal expo...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Itoh S,Araki A,Mitsui T,Miyashita C,Goudarzi H,Sasaki S,Cho K,Nakazawa H,Iwasaki Y,Shinohara N,Nonomura K,Kishi R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the associations between daily sales of respiratory medication and air pollutants in the Brussels-Capital Region between 2005 and 2011. METHODS:We used over-dispersed Poisson Generalized Linear Models to regress daily individual reimbursement data of prescribed asthma and COPD medication fro...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Casas L,Simons K,Nawrot TS,Brasseur O,Declerck P,Buyl R,Coomans D,Nemery B,Van Nieuwenhuyse A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many cities across the world are beginning to shift their mobility solution away from the private cars and towards more environmentally friendly and citizen-focused means. Hamburg, Oslo, Helsinki, and Madrid have recently announced their plans to become (partly) private car free cities. Other cities like Par...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Nieuwenhuijsen MJ,Khreis H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prenatal cadmium (Cd) exposure has been associated with adverse birth outcomes, but the findings of previous studies are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between prenatal Cd exposure and birth outcomes. METHODS:This study was conducted in 5364 pregnant women with a live si...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Yang J,Huo W,Zhang B,Zheng T,Li Y,Pan X,Liu W,Chang H,Jiang M,Zhou A,Qian Z,Wan Y,Xia W,Xu S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of common chemicals that ubiquitously exist in wildlife and humans. However, few studies have researched the effect of PFASs on reproductive hormones in adolescents. To provide information in this regard, we recruited 225 Taiwanese adolescents aged 13-15years from 2009 to...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Zhou Y,Hu LW,Qian ZM,Chang JJ,King C,Paul G,Lin S,Chen PC,Lee YL,Dong GH

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The manufacture of fluorochemicals can lead to high levels of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) contaminating the surrounding environment and consequently elevated exposure to the local residents. In this study, measurements of PFAAs associated with indoor and outdoor dusts around a mega fluorochemical industrial park (FIP...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Su H,Lu Y,Wang P,Shi Y,Li Q,Zhou Y,Johnson AC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personal exposure measurements of radio frequency electromagnetic fields are important for epidemiological studies and developing prediction models. Minimizing biases and uncertainties and handling spatial and temporal variability are important aspects of these measurements. This paper reviews the lessons learnt from ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Bolte JFB

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the wide research and application of nanomaterials in various fields, the safety of nanomaterials attracts much attention. An increasing number of reports in the literature have shown the adverse effects of nanomaterials, representing the quick development of nanotoxicology. However, many studies in nanotoxicolog...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Hu X,Li D,Gao Y,Mu L,Zhou Q

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding cities comprehensively as systems is a costly challenge and is typically not feasible for policy makers. Nevertheless, focusing on some key systemic characteristics of cities can give useful insights for policy to advance health and well-being outcomes. Moreover, if we take a coevolutionary systems view ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Chapman R,Howden-Chapman P,Capon A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency, duration, and intensity of cold waves are expected to decrease in the near future under the changing climate. However, there is a lack of understanding on future mortality related to cold waves. The present study conducted a large-scale national projection to estimate future mortality attributable to co...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wang Y,Shi L,Zanobetti A,Schwartz JD

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (dioxins) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with potentially adverse impact on child neurodevelopment. Whether the potential detrimental effects of dioxins and PCBs on neurodevelopment are of specific or unspecific ch...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Caspersen IH,Aase H,Biele G,Brantsæter AL,Haugen M,Kvalem HE,Skogan AH,Zeiner P,Alexander J,Meltzer HM,Knutsen HK

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In air quality management, reducing emissions from pollutant sources often forms the primary response to attaining air quality standards and guidelines. Despite the broad success of air quality management in the US, challenges remain. As examples: allocating emissions reductions among multiple sources is complex and c...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Milando CW,Martenies SE,Batterman SA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of antibiotics is considered one of the most significant scientific achievements of the 20th century, revolutionizing both human and veterinary medicine. However, antibiotics have been recently recognized as an emerging class of environmental contaminants since they have been massively administrated in h...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Carvalho IT,Santos L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoor and outdoor endotoxin in PM2.5 was measured for the very first time in Santiago, Chile, in spring 2012. Average endotoxin concentrations were 0.099 and 0.094 [EU/m(3)] for indoor (N=44) and outdoor (N=41) samples, respectively; the indoor-outdoor correlation (log-transformed concentrations) was low: R=-0.06, 95...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Barraza F,Jorquera H,Heyer J,Palma W,Edwards AM,Muñoz M,Valdivia G,Montoya LD

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children but its etiology is not clearly understood. While a small fraction of cases might be attributable to genetic factors, the role of environmental pollution factors needs to be assessed. OBJECTIVES:To ascertain the effect of residential prox...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： García-Pérez J,Morales-Piga A,Gómez-Barroso D,Tamayo-Uria I,Pardo Romaguera E,Fernández-Navarro P,López-Abente G,Ramis R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00